‘Hitman 2’ (directed by Choi Won-seop) is maintaining its position at the box office, while the new Marvel film ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (hereafter ‘Captain America 4’) is set to launch today (12th) with overwhelming advance ticket sales.
According to the integrated ticketing system of the Korean Film Council, ‘Hitman 2’ attracted 22,375 viewers the previous day, bringing its cumulative audience to 2,364,038. It has already surpassed the break-even point (2.3 million) and has entered a phase of long-term success.
In second place is ‘Secret That Cannot Be Told’ (directed by Seo Yu-min), which attracted 16,798 viewers on the same day, bringing its cumulative audience to 608,969. The break-even point is approximately 800,000.
Song Hye-kyo’s ‘The Black Nuns’ (directed by Kwon Hyuk-jae) maintained its third place. It received 9,654 viewers, bringing its cumulative audience to about 1.62 million. It successfully surpassed the break-even point (1.6 million) alongside ‘Hitman 2’ and is also performing well overseas.
‘Broken’ remained in fourth place. It attracted 8,850 viewers, bringing its cumulative audience to about 179,000. The film, which received disappointing results from the start, struggled during its first weekend, raising concerns about its box office performance. The break-even point for the film is approximately 1.1 million.
The real-time advance ticket sales leader is ‘Captain America 4’, recording 44.0%. Following it are ‘Secret That Cannot Be Told’, Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey 17’, ‘The Girl We Liked Back Then’, and ‘Brutalist’ in order.
